The second Legion Alpha update of 2016 is here! Below you will find the datamined additions and updates. Spec updates include Artifact Traits for Arms Warriors and Protection Paladins, more Vengeance Demon Hunter talents, and Discipline Priest nerfs. Also check out our additional post on datamined models including Mythic Mage Tier 19.

The Legion Alpha has returned after a long break! We are starting to post data updates, keep checking back for more additions. Based on the list of updated known issues, it looks like Shaman and Vengeance Demon Hunters are playable when the realms come back up. In addition, Val'sharah, Neltharion’s Lair, and Violet Hold are likely to be open.

Spell changes are now added for all classes, as well as icons including a Fish Mount and Corgi!

The Legion Talent Calculator is now fully updated, which allows you to browse all the updated spell changes easily for classes like Vengeance Demon Hunters.

The Legion Database is now updated with the latest items and more. Highlights include:

Crispy Bacon is a new consumable and it's not just for fun--it has a nice buff. Extend the benefit of any Well Fed buff from the Broken Isles by 1 hour, up to a maximum of 6 hours.

Other Legion consumables are in, and they have more interesting buffs than the usual +X to stat:Spiced Rib Roast: If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain a chance while attacking to unleash a volley of Pepper Breath fireballs. This bonus lasts 1 hour.

Bear Tartare: If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and sprint for a short time after killing an enemy.

This post encompasses all of the known class changes in Legion Beta--new talents, specialization abilities, and core abilities. We will be tidying the post up and reorganizing it as the night goes on, so keep checking back!

Please mouse over the spell links for advanced information (specialization changes, level changes, resource changes). If you need additional information, the Legion talent calc will be up when our working database is set up soon.

Highlights

Major glyphs are removed

All the new abilities for the Rogue spec Outlaw are up!

Teleport spells for all Class Order Halls have been added--see where your order hall is.

PvP talents are not yet visible--some removed abilities in this list may be resurfacing there.

Raid buffs like Mark of the Wild, Blessing of Might appear to be removed.

The initial beta data for World of Warcraft Legion is available! We'll be updating this post frequently with any information we find. There are major file changes so keep checking back as we add new things!

This has a chance to drop from any BC, Wrath, or Cataclysm Timewalking boss in 6.2.3. Click on the image below to open this new Timewalking mount in our 3D viewer, or check out the Dressing Room Tool to import your own character and pose it on this mount.

Other Timewalking Updates include:

Gurboggle's Gleaming Bauble:: Transformed into a Gilblin. In Vashj'ir, your swim speed is greatly increased and you can breathe underwater. Picture of the Gilblin below.

Shadow of the Defiler: This is the first quest in the series to go to Moonglade. "Consult the keepers of Moonglade to see if they can shed any light on the nature of the Remnant of Chaos."

More information: For a limited time, defeating Archimonde on Heroic difficulty or higher will reward players with a mysterious fragment of dark power that begins a quest. When you bring this fragment to the druids of Moonglade, you’ll learn a little more about what’s in store for Azeroth, and the druids will give you a majestic Grove Warden mount in thanks for your efforts. This quest won’t be available forever—our current plan is to retire the quest in an update some time before Legion’s launch, so grab some friends and head to Hellfire Citadel while you can.

Reins of the Grove Warden previously listed the In-Game Shop on the tooltip; it's been updated to reflect the Archimonde questline.

Valor Points

Valor is back and it's treated as a separate currency from the Mists of Pandaria Valor Points. There is no weekly cap listed yet, and we know some of the ways to acquire Valor.The rewards for completing a random dungeon on the 6.2.3 PTR include 100 Valor Points (Daily Heroic Random (1st) (Draenor)):

Time for a new 6.2.2 PTR build! Patch 6.2.2 is tentatively scheduled for September 1st, and will add Flying to Draenor, more Timewalking rewards, and PvP Mercenary mode. Learn more about the patch here.

One major change is that the proposed buffs to Arcane Torrent and War Stomp added last week have been reverted in this build.

Build 20111 is marked as a release version! Earlier today, Blizzard published the End of the Season Announcement for Warlords Season 1, so it looks like 6.2 is pretty close to going live.

This build still had some interesting updates, here's the highlights:

Ship Bonus missions have gotten additional details, telling a story now instead of reiterating placeholder text.

Legendary naval missions have gotten some changes--the existing missions had their rewards removed, but several new missions were added. Draenic Sea Chart is a new legendary naval mission item from Boarding the Master's Call.